Comparison of ropivacaine 0.2% and lidocaine 0.5% for intravenous regional anesthesia in volunteers.
Hartmannsgruber M, Silverman D, Halaszynski T, Bobart V, Brull S, Wilkerson C, Loepke A, Atanassoff P. Comparison of ropivacaine 0.2% and lidocaine 0.5% for intravenous regional anesthesia in volunteers. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999, 89: 727-31. PMID: 10475314, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199909000-00037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIV regional anesthesiaSystemic side effectsRegional anesthesiaSide effectsResponse to tetanic stimuliCentral nervous system side effectsTourniquet releaseNervous system side effectsDouble-cuff techniqueOnset time of anesthesiaAdministration of ropivacaineProlonged sensory blockadeIntravenous regional anesthesiaNumeric scoring scaleTime of anesthesiaTourniquet painDistal tourniquetNo significant differenceSensory blockadePinprick sensationProlonged analgesiaMotor blockadeLight-headednessRopivacaineSurgical conditions